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Overview
Get the Basics Down (and Come Away With Sample Forms)
When it comes to commercial real estate leasing, there is much to know - so you'd better started! This program will provide you with a breadth of information on commercial leases, from working with commercial real estate brokers to agreement drafting to common disputes. Come away with the foundational knowledge and forms you need to start advising landlords, tenants, or lenders on their commercial lease legal issues. Register today!
- Learn how to work with commercial real estate brokers to add maximum value to the lease transaction.
- Walk through the key provisions every commercial lease must have.
- Spot red flags in and outside of the lease agreement.
- Get tips for negotiating key provisions in your client's favor.
- Anticipate common reasons why commercial lease disputes arise and ways to mitigate them.
- Determine what happens to a lease in the event the landlord or tenant files for bankruptcy.
Abbreviated Agenda
- Reviewing Listing Agreements and Working With CRE Brokers
- Drafting LOIs and Commercial Lease Agreements (With Examples)
- Lease Review and Due Diligence Checklists: Spotting Pitfalls and Hidden Costs
- Insurance, Indemnity, and Waiver: Essentials of Risk Allocation in Leases
- Negotiating Commercial Leases: Practical Pointers for Key Sticking Points
- Common Commercial Lease Disputes
- The Effects of Foreclosure or Bankruptcy on a Commercial Lease
Credit Details
Credits Available
| Credit | Status | Total | Until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska CLE |
|
6 Total | 02-23-2026 |
| Arizona CLE |
|
6 Total | 02-23-2026 |
| California CLE |
|
6 Total | 02-23-2026 |
| Colorado CLE |
|
7 Total | 12-31-2026 |
| Connecticut CLE |
|
6 Total | 02-23-2026 |
| Delaware CLE |
|
6 Total | 02-23-2026 |
| Hawaii CLE |
|
6 Total | 02-23-2026 |
| Idaho CLE |
|
6 Total | 02-23-2029 |
| Illinois CLE |
|
6 Total | 02-21-2026 |
| Maine CLE |
|
6 Total | 02-21-2026 |
| Minnesota CLE |
|
6 Total | 02-23-2026 |
| Missouri CLE |
|
6 Total | 02-23-2026 |
| Northern Mariana Islands CLE |
|
6 Total | 02-23-2026 |
| Montana CLE |
|
6 Total | 02-23-2027 |
| North Dakota CLE |
|
6 Total | 02-23-2027 |
| Nebraska CLE |
|
6 Total | 02-23-2026 |
| New Hampshire CLE |
|
6 Total | 02-23-2027 |
| New Mexico CLE |
|
6 Total | 02-23-2026 |
| Nevada CLE |
|
6 Total | 02-23-2027 |
| New York CLE |
|
7 Total | 02-23-2027 |
| Oklahoma CLE |
|
7 Total | 02-23-2026 |
| Oregon CLE |
|
6 Total | 02-23-2027 |
| Pennsylvania CLE |
|
6 Total | 02-23-2026 |
| Texas CLE |
|
6 Total | 01-31-2026 |
| Vermont CLE |
|
6 Total | 02-23-2026 |
| Washington CLE |
|
6 Total | 02-22-2029 |
| Wisconsin CLE |
|
7 Total | 12-31-2025 |
| West Virginia CLE |
|
7.2 Total | 02-23-2026 |
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Agenda
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Reviewing Listing Agreements and Working With CRE Brokers
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Drafting LOIs and Commercial Lease Agreements (With Examples)
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Lease Review and Due Diligence Checklists: Spotting Pitfalls and Hidden Costs
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Insurance, Indemnity, and Waiver: Essentials of Risk Allocation in Leases
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Negotiating Commercial Leases: Practical Pointers for Key Sticking Points
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Common Commercial Lease Disputes
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The Effects of Foreclosure or Bankruptcy on a Commercial Lease
Who Should Attend
This program is designed for attorneys. Real estate professionals and paralegals may also benefit.
Speakers
Speaker bio
Eric M. Steven
is a sole practitioner in Spokane with a practice emphasis in the area of landlord-tenant relations and housing. He practices in both state and federal courts in all Washington counties east of the Cascades and in northern Idaho. Mr. Steven litigates landlord/tenant cases involving eviction, ejectment, commercial litigation, fair housing claims, and a variety of other landlord-tenant issues. He is one of the few attorneys in Washington to actually defend a fair housing case in a federal court jury trial. Mr. Steven is acting counsel for numerous property owners, landlords, management companies, mobile home parks, subsidized housing providers, and the Spokane Housing Authority. He is active in legislative reform and advisory counsel for the Washington Apartment Association. Mr. Steven earned his B.A. degree from the University of Oklahoma and his J.D. degree from Gonzaga University School of Law. As a licensed instructor in real estate, he frequently lectures to attorneys, property managers, law enforcement, and owners at continuing legal education programs. He is the author of From Landlord/Tenant to Debt Collector/Consumer and Back Again, Gonzaga Law Review, Vol. 35, 1999-2000, No 2., and most recently A Comparison of Residential Tenancies in Idaho and Washington State (2013), now available on the internet, publication pending. For the last several years, Mr. Steven has been an invited speaker at the Trends conference in Seattle, Washington, the northwest's largest rental housing management conference. As one of the most highly evaluated CLE instructors statewide in 2003, he was selected by the Washington State Bar Association to speak in the WSBA Encore "Best of CLE" series. In 2012, Mr. Steven was an invited speaker at the Washington State Bar Real Property Section year-end meeting. He is a member of the Washington State, Idaho State, Spokane County, Federal, and Eastern District of Washington Bankruptcy bar associations.
Speaker bio
James A. Hochman
is a partner with the Chicago firm of Schain Banks Kenny & Schwartz, Ltd., where he represents commercial real estate brokerage firms, landlords, tenants, and commercial real estate investors, assisting in all phases of commercial and residential real estate. Mr. Hochman is a frequent speaker on real estate broker-related legal issues for state and local estate organizations. He co-wrote and sponsored the Illinois Commercial Real Estate Broker Lien Act; and through his drafting and lobbying efforts, several other states have adopted similar statutes. Mr. Hochman is also active in support of license portability legislation for commercial real estate brokers, and is the architect and drafter of statutes in several estates on that issue as well. He earned his A.B. degree from Brown University and his J.D. degree from Boston University School of Law.
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